Salvador Dalí with his pet ocelot, Babou
The craze for cats may seem like a modern phenomena, however these fuzz balls have been loved and even worshiped ever since Ancient Egypt. Their solitary character and need for attention is something many artistic minds throughout the history could relate to as well, and flavorwire has put together a very amusing selection of world’s greatest artists and their feline friends. Artists like Matisse, Dali, Picasso, and many more are seen posing with their furry muses – each in their own and different way!
Henri Matisse loved his cats: Minouche and Coussi
Picasso and his Cat
Ai Weiwei with Lai Lai — one of his 40 cats
Gustav Klimt with his pet, Katze
Paul Klee with kitty, Bimbo
Romare Bearden hanging out with Gippo
Pierre Bonnard and cat
Henri Cartier-Bresson captured friend Saul Steinberg lounging with his cat
Photographer Margaret Bourke-White with her kitten in 1944
“This is all you need in life: a computer, a camera, and a cat.” — Agnès Varda
Edward Gorey loved cats
Jean Cocteau with Karoun
Jacques Villon, Marcel Duchamp, and Raymond Duchamp-Villon and their cats
Photographer Edward Weston nicknamed his home “Wildcat Hill,” because of all the cats that congregated there
Maya Lin sharing a quiet moment with her cat in her New York studio
Balthus at home with his cat
Frida Kahlo’s cat feeling shunned as she snuggles a monkey
